A subcommittee of the Republican National Committee's platform-drafting committee passed language this morning stating: "We embrace the principle that all Americans have the right to be treated with dignity and respect," the head of the Log Cabin Republicans told BuzzFeed. The move "still early in process," Log Cabin Republicans executive direction R.

At a rally Saturday morning in Virginia, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney introduced Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate. "There are a lot of people in the other party who might disagree with Paul Ryan," Romney said to the cheering crowd of supporters.

Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A pastor from Virginia was convicted Tuesday of helping a woman flee the country three years ago, when she was on the brink of having to turn custody of her young daughter over to the woman who was once her partner in a Vermont civil union.

The University of Virginia's governing board on Tuesday reinstated President Teresa Sullivan, moving to quell the campus uproar after the popular leader was ousted without a vote earlier this month. The 15-member Board of Visitors voted unanimously to reinstate Sullivan at the university's historic Rotunda.

June 15, 2011 704.281.9911 media@theniya.org BREAKING: Statement from the National Immigrant Youth Alliance in Response to Announcement from Obama Administration on Temporary Status to all DREAM Act eligible Youth We will continue to occupy Obama campaign offices until we see that this is a legitimate policy change NATIONAL-In direct response to the actions carried out by the National Immigrant Youth Alliance over the past two weeks, the White House has agreed to provide Deferred Action for undocumented youth.

As many of you know, 5 years ago I beat breast cancer. I've always been a fighter, and with all of your prayers and support, a winner. Sometimes the treatment for cancer can cause other serious medical problems. Today, I want to let you know that I've been diagnosed with MDS or myelodysplastic syndrome.

Using analysis of publicly available Treasury documents, this infographic shows that TARP is just about breaking even. For more information and our methodology, read the memo, Breaking Even on TARP . Free for re-use with attribution. Check out our Issuu library to find embed code for your website or blog.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich hinted this week that his presidential campaign could come to an end soon, but a spokesman for the campaign told Yahoo News that regardless of what happens in Tuesday's five-state primary, Gingrich will not use his election-night speech to drop out of the race.

I worry about my dad. Like a lot of older people today, he fritters away his social time with whoever he runs into, instead of sustaining continued conversations with the people he cares about the most. A similar problem plagues one of my senior colleagues.